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Billboard Music Awards will be honoring the legendary Janet Jackson with the prestigious Icon Award. On top of receiving this honor, Jackson will be taking the stage for her first televised-perforamnce in nine years.

After giving birth to her baby girl, Jackson shows no signs of slowing down by continuing her State of the World Tour, supporting all her music and her recent 2015 album Unbreakable. The icon will be headlining a couple of festivals such as Panorama and Outside Lands.

The Billboard Music Awards will be airing live on May 20 from Las Vegas with Kelly Clarkson as host.